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Tropical Storm Elsa

Governor Requests Aid For CT Farmers Who Suffered Damage From Tropical Storm Elsa Governor Requests Aid For CT Farmers Who Suffered Damage From Tropical Storm Elsa
Governor Requests Aid For CT Farmers Who Suffered Damage From Tropical Storm Elsa Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has submitted a request to the federal government to help farmers who lost crops and suffered damage from Tropical Storm Elsa in early July. The governor made submitted an agricultural disaster declaration request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 5. If the disaster declaration is approved, farmers in the state will be eligible for certain federal disaster assistance programs, including emergency loans. “Farm owners are small business owners, and not only are they responsible for employing a significant nu…
Police Warn Area Residents Of Eversource Phone Scam Police Warn Area Residents Of Eversource Phone Scam
Police Warn Area Residents Of Eversource Phone Scam Law enforcement agencies in New England are cautioning consumers about a potential utility scam involving Eversource as the region contends with the fallout of Tropical Storm Elsa. In Connecticut, police in Fairfield County issued an alert as the storm made its way up the East Coast, advising that fraudsters have been running an elaborate scheme posing as Eversource employees to gain personal information. “We are receiving calls that residents are getting the Eversource scam calls now," the Greenwich Police Department posted on social media. "The crook will pretend to be an Eversource empl…
Flash Flooding During Tropical Storm Causes Road Closures In Parts Of Fairfield County Flash Flooding During Tropical Storm Causes Road Closures In Parts Of Fairfield County
Flash Flooding During Tropical Storm Causes Road Closures In Parts Of Fairfield County Tropical Storm Elsa wreaked havoc on parts of Connecticut, as whipping winds sent trees and branches flying and rain caused flash flooding in some areas, forcing multiple road closures around the state. Many roads across Connecticut were forced to close on Friday, July 9, as rain flooded roadways, leaving some vehicles disabled and others abandoned due to the heavy rainfall. Elsa hit Connecticut with its full force early on Friday, as the storm traveled up the East Coast, bringing wind gusts upwards of 50 mph and as much as four inches of rainfall in some areas. In Norwalk, there were mult…
Tropical Storm Elsa Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut Tropical Storm Elsa Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut
Tropical Storm Elsa Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut Utility crews in Connecticut are still hard at work making repairs to hundreds of reported outages that are impacting more than 10,000 customers as Tropical Storm Elsa moves up the East Coast. Elsa moved across Connecticut early on Friday, July 9, bringing heavy rain and whipping winds, which sent power lines flying and toppled trees, leaving thousands without power overnight. As of 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 9, Eversource was still reporting 10,042 of the company’s 1,285,863 customers were without power, while United Illuminating was working on 39 active outages, impacting 2,109 customers.…
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa is barreling up the Northeast, bringing flooding rains and strong winds. Due to its fast-forward movement, widespread flooding is not expected, however. The heaviest rainfall from the storm swept across New York City, Long Island, and Connecticut around daybreak on Friday, July 9, and the worst of the storm is expected to be over around mid-morning in those areas, and around midday and in the early afternoon in Massachusetts. Between 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. The storm is packed with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with gusts as h…
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa is barreling up the Northeast, bringing flooding rains and strong winds. Due to its fast-forward movement, widespread flooding is not expected, however. The heaviest rainfall from the storm swept across New York City, Long Island, and Connecticut around daybreak on Friday, July 9, and the worst of the storm is expected to be over around mid-morning in those areas, and around midday and in the early afternoon in Massachusetts. Between 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. The storm is packed with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with gusts as h…
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Latest Timeline: Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa is barreling up the Northeast, bringing flooding rains and strong winds. Due to its fast-forward movement, widespread flooding is not expected, however. The heaviest rainfall from the storm swept across New York City, Long Island, and Connecticut around daybreak on Friday, July 9, and the worst of the storm is expected to be over around mid-morning in those areas, and around midday and in the early afternoon in Massachusetts. Between 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected. The storm is packed with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour with gusts as h…
Eversource Says It's Ready For Tropical Storm Elsa Eversource Says It's Ready For Tropical Storm Elsa
Eversource Says It's Ready For Tropical Storm Elsa As Tropical Storm Elsa approaches the region, Eversource Energy says it is prepared to respond.  Tropical Storm Elsa is set to move into the Northeast region overnight from Thursday, July 8 into Friday, July 9. The storm is set to arrive in portions of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, mostly along the coast.  Earlier report: Here Comes Elsa: Tropical Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Region Eversource Energy said it has restored power to 80,000 customers throughout the past week's thunderstorms and has been preparing for the tropical storm. The energy…
New Round Of Severe Storms Sweeping Through Region New Round Of Severe Storms Sweeping Through Region
New Round Of Severe Storms Sweeping Through Region For the third straight day, a line of severe thunderstorms is moving through the region from west to east. Scattered storm activity is expected Thursday afternoon, July 8, and into the evening. At 12:45 p.m., storms with heavy rain have arrived in New York, north of I-84 in Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess counties. Storm activity could become more widespread later. Damaging winds gusts of around 60 miles per hour are the main threat, the National Weather Service said. Related story: Here Comes Elsa: Tropical Storm Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds To Region In addition, localized heav…
Here's When Tropical Storm Elsa Could Affect Region Here's When Tropical Storm Elsa Could Affect Region
Here's When Tropical Storm Elsa Could Affect Region Tropical Storm Elsa could affect this region late this week as it treks up the East Coast after it's expected to make landfall in Florida. At 8 a.m. Monday, July 5, the center of Elsa was located about 165 miles southeast of Havana, Cuba. It's expected to take a turn toward the northwest as it moves through Florida Tuesday, July 6 into Wednesday, July 7 with landfall expected north of Tampa Bay, AccuWeather said. (See the first image above.) It has maximum sustained winds near 65 miles per hour with higher gusts.  It will trek its way up the Atlantic Coast and then to the Northeast, w…